Research & Commentary - Education
James VonderHaar - August 26, 2009
The evidence is in: If your goal is efficiency and saving tax dollars, K-12 education voucher programs are an astounding success.Florida’s voucher ... (read more)
Karla Dial - April 14, 2009
In a marketplace, cash follows the consumer. Institutions that provide value to consumers flourish, and those that do not wither. But that’s not true ... (read more)
Brian Costin - March 11, 2009
Student achievement in Georgia is simply awful, and the state’s high school dropout rate puts it near dead-last in the country on this measure as ... (read more)
Matthew Glans - August 23, 2008
One of the great tragedies affecting higher education today is the overpricing of an education that carries less and less value. Reliance on government ... (read more)
Gregory Cooke - March 02, 2008
In the real world, cash follows the consumer, causing institutions of worth to flourish, and those not of worth to wither. That's not true in education. ... (read more)
Heartland Staff - October 15, 2007
Across the country, school is back in session. Will No Child Left Behind (NCLB) be re-enrolled?
NCLB was initiated in 2001 with bipartisan support and ... (read more)
The Heartland Institute staff - July 12, 2007
As an elected official, you know the level at which you perform your duties is the final point of judgment used in determining whether or not you keep your ... (read more)
compiled by Michael Van Winkle - June 28, 2007
New technologies are changing and improving many aspects of our daily lives, from our jobs to our health, our hobbies, and even how we stay in touch with ... (read more)
Heartland Staff - May 30, 2007
This collection of articles explores how special-needs vouchers are a better way of providing children with physical and mental disability the quality education ... (read more)
Heartland Institute Staff - May 16, 2007
Those concerned with reforming America’s public education system are compelled by three goals: parents want their children to receive a quality education, ... (read more)
WHAT'S NEW November 17, 2009
New school reform legislation being considered on Beacon Hill this week could radically reshape the administration of some of our public schools. And far ... (read more)
Deborah Simmons - November 16, 2009
Does the Virginia gubernatorial victory handed Republican Robert F. McDonnell mean that voters support his education agenda? Voters and school-choice advocates ... (read more)
November 16, 2009
With Gov. Jim Doyle's signature on a school reform bill now dry, Wisconsin can make its case for some of the $4.5 billion President Obama is offering to ... (read more)
Bob Holland - November 13, 2009
This Friday is 2009's third Friday the 13th -- a day so foreboding to some that they curtail activity to duck misfortune. No other year in this decade has ... (read more)
Patrick Marley - November 11, 2009
Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill Monday allowing teachers to be evaluated - but not disciplined or dismissed - based on student performance.The bill, along ... (read more)
Connie Llanos - November 11, 2009
Community groups and Los Angeles Unified officials on Tuesday condemned an anonymous flyer handed to Latino parents that threatened them with deportation ... (read more)
Mickey Hepner - November 09, 2009
When it comes to education reforms, few topics generate as much passion, debate and disagreement as the topic of school choice. Naturally, I couldn’t ... (read more)
D. Aileen Dodd - November 06, 2009
Representatives of five would-be virtual charter schools will file into the administrative towers of the Georgia Department of Education today to pitch ... (read more)
Cindy Holden - November 05, 2009
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the statement below after the California State Senate voted to pass SBX5 ... (read more)
Katie Redding - November 05, 2009
Even as charter school supporters swept the Douglas County School Board election Tuesday, charter school advocates were losing power in the Denver Public ... (read more)
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